"Pass my order, turn the road to the west, and send troops to Yiling!"
The eldest prince, who led the central army, was dressed in silver, holding his sword, and as soon as he came out of Pingjiang City, he gave an order with a stern face.
"Your Highness, why is this? No, are you going to Ezhou?"
The guard commander Tang Hu was a little confused.
When the high-level generals were discussing matters before departure, the eldest prince did not mention this matter. Everyone thought he was going north to Ezhou!
"It's only a matter of time before the city of Changsha is destroyed. The news that my son is not in Changsha will eventually be known to Ling Yue and Xu Lang. They must have thought that we broke out from Pingjiang to go north to Ezhou and join my eldest brother-in-law. But my eldest son, I want to build a plank road in the open and cross Chencang secretly."
The eldest prince felt a little proud when he said this.
"So, Your Highness, General Peng's 10,000 forward brothers are going to build the plank road openly?"
Tang Hu was not stupid at all. When the eldest prince said this, he understood. He thought, "No one is poisonous and he is not a husband. This move of the eldest prince really requires the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrist!"
"Well, in an emergency, you should do something extraordinary. We will rush to Yiling with all our strength, bypass Luocheng and Yuezhou, and take the Huarong Road. We must be surprised and arrive at Yiling. There is my brother Lei. Hu, this person is also a brave general, he is no ordinary person! Moreover, Yiling is backed by Shizhou and adjacent to the Miao border. Not only can we attack if we advance, but at least we can defend if we retreat."
The eldest prince seems to have everything in mind.
I have to say that this move is really confusing to a certain extent.
"Your Highness is brilliant!"
Tang Hu was so impressed that he fell to the ground. He felt that he couldn't come up with such a plan even if he broke his brain.
"Ten years are not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Commander Tang, follow me and work hard. I will definitely not treat you badly!"
The eldest prince also lost no opportunity to win over Tang Hu and stabilize his heart.
"Your Highness, I will never let you down even though I am a messed up person!"
Tang Hu literally knelt on his knees and saluted him heavily.
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This change in the march also fell into the eyes of Zheng Baye and Baiyun Zhenren who were following them all the way.
After General Peng led his army out of the city, the two men hurriedly performed Qinggong and took a small path to the front. They hid in a secluded place and waited for their arrival. Unexpectedly, not long after General Peng's front army passed by, he saw the eldest prince's troops actually changed their route.
"Why is this?"
After all, Zheng Baye is not a soldier and cannot understand this sudden change.
"Based on the direction, the group of people in front should be going north, while those in the back look like they are going to Luocheng."
Master Baiyun was familiar with geography and made his own thoughts.
"Oh, I don't know what kind of mystery this is. Forget it, ignore him, we just focus on the large number of people. Moreover, there does not seem to be a prison car in the group of people in front!"
Zheng Baye no longer speculates. No matter how he changes, the two of them will be wherever the main force is.
"Well, that's it!"
Master Baiyun nodded.
Not long after, the central army passed by, and all the rear troops arrived, following the eldest prince to the west.
"Gang Leader Zheng, look, why is there an extra carriage in the army?"
Master Baiyun had excellent eyesight and clearly saw an ordinary carriage sandwiched between the infantry of the rear army.
"Oh, that's it. People in the army, whether on horseback or on foot, will never see a carriage. I didn't see any prison carriages along the way. As expected, General Li Ziyu must be in the carriage. No doubt."
Zheng Baye chuckled lightly and felt refreshed.
"Headmaster Baiyun, we finally have something to do. Alas, this eldest prince is too polite to General Li!"
